Russ Fradin
Founder of Larridin and early ad‑tech veteran who helped build measurement infrastructure like Comscore; expert on AI adoption, enterprise measurement, and productivity.
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Dec 1, 2025 • 58min
The $700 Billion AI Productivity Problem No One's Talking About
In this conversation, Russ Fradin, founder of Larridin and an early ad-tech pioneer, discusses the critical need for measurement infrastructure in AI adoption. He reveals how employees often hide their AI tool usage, while companies remain clueless about their value. Fradin highlights the challenges of measuring productivity, emphasizing that AI budgets may not lead to real results. He also explores employee anxiety and the role of training in successful adoption, advocating for data-driven metrics to enhance AI effectiveness in the workplace.
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Nov 10, 2025 • 47min
He walked away from $5M ARR—then built a $50M company. | Russ Fradin, Founder of Larridin
Russ Fradin, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Larridin, shares insights from his extensive 30-year career in startups. He reveals his bold decision to walk away from a $5M ARR with Dynamic Signal to pursue a nascent $200K pipeline, which eventually led to significant growth and a sale at $50M ARR. Russ discusses the importance of recognizing emergent user behaviors and stresses that just because everyone praises your idea doesn't mean it's viable. His journey illustrates that early validation and actual sales matter more than compliments.
